The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08
TALK HEARD BY REPORTERS.

1.-THE physicians who constitute the health
board show q deplorable ignorance Of city affairs
when they recommend that the water in Pogue's
should be turned into the Washing ton-street
sewer at stated intervals, in order that the
cumulation of filth NAV be washed OUT said q
member of the Council yesterday. 1.-THE fact ia
the water has been turned into the sewer all
summer, and that may account for the bad con-
the sewer in order to give the Union Depot work
men a chance TO work in the bed of the east
of the old depot. The health board should post
itself before it makes recommendations.
81 think that by the time the people of In
dianapolis have paid their coal bills for the
coming winter they will be mighty anxious for
natural gas" said gentleman yesterday.
From the surface indications it is evident that
the coal men going to bleed the people this
winter they have never been bled before.
They realize that it is the last season they will
have a chance to charge their OWE price for fuel,
and they are going to take advantage of it. /
have information that they have already had
several secret meetings. and there is no doubt
the rate is already fixed. The bids submitted
to the School Board indicate their intended
tion. If the poor people of Indianapolis have to
depend upon the home dealers for coal this win
ter it will be very scanty fire they will have. l
think by spring the citizens will be ready for
gas at any price"
Have you observed that the little ship
'Edenharten' that stood in Sim Coy's saloon
window has disappeared since the conspiracy
trial' asked a gentleman Of a Journal reporter
We'll it has. The little BOSS removed it the
day after the trial ended, and there is story
afoat that he did it at the request of the saloon
keepers candidate for Mayor. Edenharter is
between two fires, and the only safe thing ne
do is to keep quiet. He recognizes the fact
that his training with Sim Coy and his gang of
conspirators is going to cost him the vote Of
every honest. aw-abding in the city. but
he does not dare incur the ill-will of the boss,
for it is to him he owes his nomination. and
without his influence he cannot carry the saloon
ship named for him might cost him few of the
better elements votes, and he quietly requested
Coy to store it away in the cellar until after the
election, and it was done"
have never seen better illustration of the
close connection between crimes and saloons
than since Superintendent Travis began to en-
force the liquor law" remarked officer the
Metropolitan police force. Have you noticed
that Indianapolis has become a different city
since the saloons began to close at IL o'clock
and Sunday. Tn ere is simply nothing do
ing in police circles. When tho saloons were
running all night and Sunday there not
day night that did not bring sensation of
some kind. Now there is nothing but an occa-
sional fight or burglary. The closing OF the
saloons has driven all the lower class, who used
to spend three-fourths of their time around the
saloons, to their homes, out of town. and in
consequence the work of the Mayor and Grim
inal Court has decreased nearly one-half
''Ths oldest inhabitant" has viewed White
river. and reports that it has not been low
for quarter Of century, and perhaps never
before. Several places where it is usually six
feet deep at this time of the year, it can be
waded by small boys. In consequence of the
scarcity of water the fish are rapidly dying.